In the Faraway Near - unique handcut collages
How do we locate ourselves in the world? These collages explore the idea that the world is a construct, continually shaped by perception. Moving between our interior and exterior lives we inhabit worlds within worlds.
In these images, figures stand or walk at the edges of abstract representations of space. Fragments of collage suggest borders or open expanses, inviting viewers to form their own interpretation. The fragmentary nature of collage mirrors the way perception itself is assembled. This series is constructed from scanned paper, printed digital collages, and fragments of my street photographs. Coloured pencil and paint unify the surface. Each work develops through improvisation into a unique arrangement of form.
Both collage and street photography offer an open-endedness that allows me to explore the unknown and, in the words of Rebecca Solnit, to make the unknown real and bring the faraway near.